Appendix table 2 Survey establishment response
Private State and
Establishments Civilian industry local
government
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 396,829 382,485 14,344
Total in sample....................................................... 2,415 2,148 267
Responding........................................................ 1,471 1,231 240
Refused or unable to provide data................................. 561 538 23
Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 383 379 4
1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For
private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an
establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.